The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-07-01
Reports from outer Tail county, Mimi.

Reports from Otter Tail county, Mimi.
say that grasshOppers are devastating grain
fields, and farmers are threatened with en-
tire destruction of their crops.
"A special from Hurley, Wis, says the
fireon Tuesday morning burned five Ousi-
ness blocks in the center OF the town. The
loss will exceed 100000. The fire was
under control at noon. Hurley is the
principal town of the gegebic ore region.
1t has sprung up during the past two years
and the buildings were nearly all frame.
The largest load ever taken by a steam
boat down the Mississippi reached New
! Orleans, La, recently. The Joseph b.
Williams had the tow made up on the Ohio
River, consisting of 80 boats and barges
loaded with coal the load, 826, oil bushels
of coal, OF 81, 388 tons. The steamer is at
tached to the rear of the tow, guiding and
controlling i: in the current. 1t would take
about 2 600 freight cars and fifty engines to
bring the load jy rail.
"A loving mother two miles out from
ROsscOmmon, Mich, founG a blacksnake
| five and half feet long and as big as
mans wrist enjoying nap in bed with her
three little children on last Tuesday morn
ing Whether he had been there all night is
not known, but il is known that he didn't
/ stay long after being discovered. The moth
er was half crazed with fright, bat the chill
dreD surveyed their unusual bedfellow with
/ sleepy surprise and with no signs of fear.
The snake was killed.
Mr.. William f Gladstone has written
a letter TO a gentleman IN Washington in
response t6ean invitation to visit this coun-
/ try. Mr.. Gladstone says: my age, as
/ we'll as my engagements. preclude my
/ visiting America but l never loose an OPP
purtGnity land found an excellent one at
/ Cardiff on Friday) of saying what seems to
me likely to strengthen the union of our
! country and of giving weight to the judg-
ment of America on the great Cfor it is
/ great) Irish question"
! The inhabitants of the town of Marsh
/ field. whose homes were destroyed by
( fire on Monday last, spent seepless
| Tuesday night. The scenes were pitIable
4 in the extreme. Men and women sat hud-
1 died together watching the fire 0urn itself
/ out, while others slept in wagons and impro-
vised tents made of blankets, etc. So fast
did the flames spread that the people saved
! hardly any of their effects There is a lack
/ OF provisions and the people haYe to suffer
until supplies can arrive.
Rev. John T Maxwell, a Methodist
preacher, shot and killed john RIck-ts at
Irondae, six miles from Birmingham, Ala,
About ten days ago RickeJs went to the
| house of Maxwell during the latter's alb
sence and attempted to assault his wife
/ Maxwell has since beer searching for him.
and meeting him for the first time on Wed
/ cHau hot Wi and
I once With pistol. Rickets was a mineral
| prospectoI and geologIst. and leaves a wife
and several small children. Maxwell sur
/ rendered himself 10 the authorities.
"A stage coach which makes the daily
/ trips from Ballain, st. Louis county, Mis-
/ souri,, to Barrett's Station on the Missouri
/ Pacific road. was robbed on Sunday after
/ noop by several masked men The coach
/ was returning from Barrett's with fifteen
/ passengers, when the robbers, with drawn
! revolvers and faces masked, stopped the We
! nicle in the midst of a thick undeIb brush
! and robbed the passengers of about $3.50
/ 1t is estimated that the passengers carried
! g. 800 in cash and valuables, and there is no
! explanation of the smallness of the haul
Peter Finnerty, who died last week at
/ Waukesha. Wis, left $500, 600 to his heirs
/ Fourteen years ago he was working a poor
! farm in Iowa and afterwards became q
deck hand on boat runniug between Keo-
| kuk and st. Louis. Finally he went West,
became e miner, discovered the Little
Chief" mine at Leadville, Col, and by
shrewd management made a large fortune.
He could neither read nor write. His wife
ran away from him in his days OF poverty.
/ Finnerty was a very generous man and
his simplicity of character was not spoiled
/ by success.
"A stage was attacked a few days ago
| between Saraci and Santa Ana, Mexico, by
six masked men. In the stage were Adol-
1 fo Garay, a servant and two ladies, Seno-
/ Ia LaZZsrraja and her daughter. Francisco
! Carey resisted and was mortally wounded.
/ The servant had his ar IN broken. The two
women were tied TO the wheels of the car
riage and 81, 500 was taken from them. With
this money they had intended to buy 90 IDS
at Guayamas. 1t was whole day before the
party was found and relieved. Garay died
at Saraci. The robbers were tracked and
! pursued and two of them captured and
hanged.
"A New York lady coaxed an organ
/ grinders monkey until he went up the rail-
/ ing and nestled in her arms, where she
petted and caressed him to an extent that
ought to have made even a monkey take his
ease. Nevertheless he began to Chamber
over her arms and shoulders. Suddenly he
/ stood stock still for an instant, and watched
/ her mouth as she talked to him, and then,
quick as lightning, one paw struck out and
snatched set Of false teeth from her mouth
With leap and a bound ne was on tie
sidewalk again, trying to put the teeth into
his own mouth. The lady retIeated under
great confusion after the teeth were recov-
( cred.
1t was reported in Chicago, on Tuesday
last, that the Supreme Court had decided
to give the condemned Anarchists a new
/ triai. The report was to the effect that g
majority of judges had decided IN favor Of
the points submitted by counsel for the
Anarchists why the sentence of deati
should not be executed. The report coulC
not be verified but it was common talk a.
mong the officials and lawyers in the county
building. 1t was believed that the Suprem,
Court Judges had dictated their opinion
and that the declaration that this opinion
was favorable to the Anarchists had leake,
out through court Officials who had acces
to the documents.
One of the most destructive storms oc
Cured on Monday night twenty miles be
low LoDgview, Texas and carried deaf